there is no real witness information. there is also no vehicle parts that might have separated during the impact on the scene. the chp is looking for anyone's help as far as what happened. again, this accident would have happened a little bit before 3:15 this morning, southbound 280 at the mclaughlin avenue on ramp. as far as the identification of who this woman was. they believe she was a woman. they said there is no i.d. on her. all they found was a set of keys. the eta for reopening could be another 15 minutes. it cob a little bit longer than that. they are waiting on caltrans to arrive. if you have business, right now, i'm looking at the traffic. it does slow at this point. it is nothing that is going to completely alter your commute. you can proceed as normal. this will only probably add another minute. reporting live on southbound 280 at the mclaughlin on ramp, bob redell, "today in the bay."

new details on a deadly shooting at the marine base in quantico, virginia. the base spokesperson says they found the body of the shooting suspect and the body of another marine after being inside the barracks where the suspect had been held up most of the night. they have not released any names but the suspect is a marine and appears to have died of a self-inflicted gunshot the suspect stayed inside the barracks after killing his first vic tichl. one is a man. the other is a woman. it is home to the fbi's training academy. >> new this morning, president obama touring two sites with historical and religious significance as he continues to push for a peace agreement during day three of his visit to the middle east. president obama visiting the hall of names in jerusalem and

later laid wreaths at the hall of remembrance. the hall of names is a memorial to each and every jewish person that died during the holocaust. president obama remarking on his visit after signing his name to the guest book reserved for dignitaries. >> we see how this place, this accounting of horror is in the end a source of hope. for here we learn that we are never powerless. >> the president then left israel to tour the church of nativity in bethlehem with pal stin nan mahmoud abbas. that church is considered to be the oldest living christian church in the world. president obama will soon be on his way to jordan. the u.s. supreme court takes on the issue of same-sex marriage next week. in preparation, supporters in the bay area are speaking out, including a 12-year-old boy. "today in the bay's" christie smith has more on what he has to say about his own family.

good morning. >> reporter: chief justice john roberts will consider two historic case ons the fate of gay marriage and also may be considering a letter from a 12-year-old bay area boy who has two dads and he wanted the chief justice to know how similar their families are. they live in santa rosa. 12-year-old daniel and his sister, salina, were adomted by jay and brian. they will be watching closely next weeks athe u.s. supreme court decides the legality of their union as prop 8 is set for review. daniel says he learned that justice roberts has two adopted kids of his own and decided to send them a letter. he wants them to see their families are very much alike. >> my foster mom always told me i was unadoptable because of my medical condition. when my dads adopted me, i realized that everything she

said was a complete lie. >> well, it is never a good feeling to have your future in somebody else's hands but we're nervous, you no he. we understand it is an uncertain outcome but we are also very hopeful. >> a number of rallies are planned next week on monday. marriage equality supporters will gather at castro and market. supervisors plan to join them. marriage equality usa and get equal plan vigiles at the state supreme court. grace cathedral says if the supreme court upholds the proposition that same-sex marriages are constitutional, they would begin performing same-sex marriages. christie smith, "today in the bay."

the time is 6:0 p rig7. a setback from the state controller's office will not stop the may or from trying to move the a's back to the south bay. they inappropriately transferred $148 million in assets before it was dissolved in 2011. that transfer included seven parcels of land where the san jose leaders hope to build a ballpark for the oakland a's. mayor, chuck reed, says he is disappointed but the setback is a temporary one. san jose does remain the best option for a new home. good morning to you. we are looking really good. this camera is telling the story of the day. winds are picking up. more bounce as we head throughout the bay. they are going to get stronger.

we have wind advisories posted. much stronger than usual. mostly sustained out of the north at 5-10 miles per hour. your winds are coming from the north pushing to the south. getting stronger gusts right offshore. as we head throughout the day, keep that in mind specially if you drive a high-profile vehicle or you will be headed through any of the mountain passes and the higher elevation where we lack that friction. winds are the strongest. 42, livermore. 47, san jose and 39 dropping off in gilroy. turning windy between 10:00 and 7:00. through the weekend, the wind will subside. beautiful conditions outdoors. the rain and cold return as we get into next week. these beautiful days are short-lived. get it while its warm. 71 degrees. 68 bayside at the coast. 66. can't wait to show you the seven-day outlook. first, want to check your drive. still seeing those flashing reds

and blues, mike. >> yes, christine. that's what's causing some slowing. a deadly hit and run crash. san jose southbound 280 aploeching mclaughlin avenaplo h approaching mclaughlin avenue. a light commute is keeping things moving smoothly. they have yet to re-evaluate the situation to let us know when they plan to reopen the lanes. a little bit of slowing, not a lot. like bob says, not enough to change your commute. allow the slowing approaching 280, 680. northbound 101 shows you that friday commute as it builds a bit north heading up towards mckie and 880 itself. we are jumping to the north then. this is the second of our significant alerts. getting in through the city is just fine and north across the golden gate bridge is fine. southbound 101 approaching

sausalito. video we took a few moments ago. it shows why we have two lanes closed. there in the middle of your screen is an suv. it smashed in on the front on the passenger's side. we will look over a few seconds in and hopefully get a look at the boulder. a very close shot. it is about as big as a basketball. maybe a little bit bigger. once that hits your car going 60, maybe higher, that's a fast-moving vehicle and i afast-moving boulder. they have to stop those two lanes until cal trance can get there to remove the big boulder from the roadway and clear the air aya. a little slow at the scene. a live look at the toll plaza. just your cash lanes, not the fast-track yet. the rest of the maze, your close to the speed limit, guys. thank goodness. 6:11. coming up, blue and gold glory.

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ncaa tournament full of action this weekend. it was a really good scene. another team goes out in the other areas. auburn hills. ncaa tournament. >> the st. mary's gaels were knocked out in the first round. they fought as hard as they could and couldn't get that last-minute basket to win it. they lost to memphis, 54-52. >> still a great season for the gaels, congrats. the cal bears felt the magic putting on a show at the hometown. hp pavilion.

top 32. cal will play number four syracuse. 6:40 p.m. tomorrow at the hp pavilion. the winner will move on to the all sweet 16. >> a lot happening there. >> love to see that. >> 6:15 right now. time for a quick check of the day's other top stories. president obama visits jordan today on a tour of the middle east. he will meet with king abdullah to talk about the spillover effect of serious war aand the 350,000 refugees there. marines dead after a shooting at quantico marine base. one marine shot two others and killed himself early this morning. unclear as to what caused the shooting south korea will continue sending aid to the north despite rising tensions.

they will ship about $50,000 worth of aid to tuberculosis clinics. we can tell you apple now getting greener. the company releasing its annual environmental progress report just this week. it reports its corporate facilities worldwide get 75% of their power from renewable energy sources. just two years ago, that number was merely 35%. environmental group for apple's improvement. >> you like to play games. zynga breaking away from facebook. they relaunched their own website on thursday allowing users to access games without having to logon to facebook. current players can keep using their facebook accounts to log in. new players wouldn't have to use a facebook account just to sign up. they have been pulling away from facebook for some time. even though responsible for a

certain portion. jetblue's chief police officer. because of the lack premium seats. they are planning to start selling premium seats on some of the cross country flights starting next year. the seats will only be available on daytime fights. jetblue also has plans to install wi-fi on all of its planes. that's a sign of the times. >> may have to change into summer gear this weekend. sleeveless. good morning. 6:17. that time of year, kind of chilly out there. jon just showed us the way to the beach. he knows the way to the beach. temperatures are going to be in the 40s and 50s. 39 in petaluma, 38 in concord

and 39 in gilroy officially making this the coldest start to the day we have had all week long, although, not by much. just eight few degrees cooler. temperatures are going to feel cooler. because we have a bit of a windchill. winds whipping through fairfield, sustained at 16. gusting up to 35 miles an hour. you with il see it on your futurecast. down right gusty. you can see where we are getting the whoest orange, where the strongest winds will be. the strong winds spreading to san jose and santa cruz. keep that in mind. tie down any loose objects. hold on tightly. the great news is, they relax substantially as we head throughout your saturday. the fiercest winds are expected to coast through the higher elevations. 71 for livermore. you can't beat that. 73, gilroy and 70 in los gatos. right around room temperature readings. you don't need to add any heat. maybe this weekend in places like gilroy.

overall, looking pretty good. 74 by supd. we will peak. things change. the rain is on its way tuesday into wednesday. the most activity clearing by thursday night. an inch of rain up in the north bay. nothing too significant. we will add any drop to the bucket we can at this point. as we have a deficit in terms of our average rainfall. 6:19, back to you. let's check on the traffic alert and see if there are any changes with mike inouye. >> we do have great weather in place. i wanted to show folks what a distraction, might be getting into the city. as we clear that out, we look at your commute. we also have a nice, beautiful commute coming through the area. as you are heading through van ness approaching the golden gate bridge. the south side is a big concern. some crashes.

caltrans has to get out and remove the larger boulders and recover fencing. friday, lighter commutes, south of the tunnel. keeps things moving smoothly. we will continue to track that. it is going to build heading over towards the golden gate bridge. your northbound routes moving pretty smoothly. a little north of 680. north 87 coming into downtown. this is the big concern. the significant alert, which continues southbound 280, starting to build now. caltrans may have just quoted th cleared that southbound ramp at mclaughlin. we have 2 of your 4 lanes open as well. bob is on the scene saying caltrans just arrived, letting us know when they will open the remaining two lanes. use caution through this glaring cone zone. meanwhile, back to the maps.

we want to show you some more slowing building coming out of the tri-valley. a tip cam slow spot is west 580 as well as 84. a light commute. ai minor slowing before the interchange. light for the rest of the area. back to you. thank you very much. several police officers received honors for their courage in the line of duty. the american society of industrial security recognized 20 officers from northern california yesterday. i actually had the opportunity to m.c. that event. two of the officers were involved in high-profile gun fights with suspected robbers late last year. despite being shot at several times, officers were able to catch one suspect and later his accused accomplice. coming up -- right here in the bay area, we'll tell you where you can see prince up close and personal in all his purple glory. >> nice. he already has a theme going.

welcome bablg. a live shot from the middle east. in tel-aviv, president obama and his motorcade driving up to the runway. will soon be boortding air force one, traveling through the middle east trying to broker a peace treaty and smooth things out over there. he visited the hall of names in

jerusalem and laid a wreath at the hall of remembrance. a big, historic trip fort president. it continues today for day three. we will keep you posted on all his movements as he moves around the middle east. it is 6:25. for your planning needs, fans get ready. for instance is coming to town. the singer getting ready for his seventh city west coast club tour, including two nights at the dna lounge in san francisco. prince is expected to perform two shows each on april 23rd and the 24th. he is also slated to appear in san diego and anaheim. ticket information will be released sometime next week. >> he does know how to get on the good foot and do the bad thing the monterrey bay aquarium, they are back, the ott terse, people love them. can't get enough. the ott terse will be on display for this weekend. they are coming back. closed for more than six months now for some renovation there. the $3 million project includes replacing pipes and equipment. redoing the concrete rock sult

yuring inside that tank, buffing the plexiglas windows and installing new high-tech features to help visitors identify each otter and learn about their behavior. these little guys are kind of cute to say the least. feist otters will be back on display starting tomorrow morning, the little guys there. >> that's nice to say. you have to take the kids. 6:26. still ahead. a wrongway driver speeds down a peninsula freeway for 13 miles. we'll tell you how officers finally caught up to him. >> if you have a chance to go on patrol with police without ever leaving your home. we'll tell you how local law enforcement is letting you tag along on twitter. an update to breaking news in the south bay after a woman is struck and killed on the highway. the latest on the search for the car that slammed into her. >> we've been following his trip over to the middle east. president obama now in tell aabout to depart. we will keep you posted on all his travels and the talk about peace. back in a minute.

a woman struck and killed by a car in the south bay. what we are learning this morning about the deadly hit and run live look from tel-aviv. day three of the president's tour of the middle east. we have been telling you about the key meeting with a crucial ally in the peace process. there they are ringing the bell on wall street right now. you can see at the new york stock exchange at the bay area's

marin software doing the duties and honors helping to get this friday started, march 22nd. this is "today in the bay." good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm jon kelley. i'm laura garcia cannon. president obama visiting two sites as he pushes for peace. he visited the hall of names in jerusalem and laid a wreath at the hall of remembrance. the hall of names is a memorial to each and every jewish person that died in the holocaust. the president then toured the church's nativity in bethlehem with palestinian president. the church is continued to be the oldest continuously operating christian church in the world. the president is on his way to jordan, a country dealing with a spillover of syrian civil war.

tracie potts joins us live in washington, d.c. an important trip, because jordan is a key u.s. ally in the middle east. >> jordan is. the president will be sitting down with king abdullah later today. let's take a live look at air force one, preparing to take off from israel. a dust storm grounded marine one earlier when the president was trying to get to bethlehem. when he gets there, not everybody particularly happy with the president's visit. we have protesters in jordan as the president prepares to arrive there. a little bit behind schedule for that meeting with king abdullah. afterwards, a pretty readout because they are coming out for a news conference afterwards. likely, they will be discussing the violence in syria. that's had a huge spillover effect on jordan. some 350,000 refugees in jordan.

it is a big issue for them. as you said, jordan, a key allie in the israeli/palestinian conflict. jordan is one of only two arab nations that signed a peace deal with israel. a lot on the plate to discuss as president obama gets ready to board air force one and head to jordan today. laura? big day ahead. it continues. thank you very much, tracy. we have an update to breaking news. the chp searching for the driver that struck and killed a woman on interstate 280 in san jose. that happened earlier this morning. she was found in the southbound lanes near mclaughlin avenue. this happened around 3:15. right now, caltrans crews arriving on the scene trying to help with the cleanup. investigators say they still don't know exactly who this woman is or what she was doing out on the freeway in the first place. our bob redell is live on scene. he will bring us the latest coming up at 6:45.

a peninsula man facial dui charges after officers say he drove the wrong way on interstate 280 for about 14 miles at 70 miles an hour. mike inouye first told us about it yesterday morning when the chp found the car near trucedale boulevard in burlingame. the chp caught up to the car. the driver, about 14 miles later just south of farmhill boulevard. a patrol car blocked him from driving further. the driver, 60-year-old joseph brinyolo, the chp says this is his second dui arrest this month. bay area police using twitter in a very unique way, giving people a taste of what officers do out on their job each and every day. all part of a 24-hour global police tweetathon. they believe twitter pages will post updates on services throughout the day followed by

the hash tag, poltwt. taking part in the bay area, police departments from san mateo, palo alto, east palo all toe, mountainview, sunnyvale, campbell, los gatos and fremont. >> i like that you called it social media all along. >> up and close to see how they do it. >> they do a lot out there. we thank them for that. 6:34. we want to check the forecast with meteorologist, christina loren. >> first full weekend of spring. it shows how we followed them. we are always listening to all the chatter on the scanners as the news group. we have a great-looking weekend shaping up. windy conditions, old glory getting a little pick-up here from the wind. i want to take you to your readings and show you, as you can see right now, calm winds in san francisco. in the higher elevations where you lack that friction, you get a lot more movement.

that's why the flag is plblowin around. i want to thank you for waking up with us each and every day, specially on a friday, a get-away friday. looking good. turning windy. this weekend, perfect conditions to head outdoors. i will time that out to you for a tee in my next report. stay tuned. 78, inland, 68 bayside at the coast. mike has some things that could slow you down. this might not just slow you down now but for what looks like op the chp rumor mill possibly a couple more morse. we will wait for the update from bob redell. two southbound lanes closed. they are going to be there for a little while longer at least as they are headed towards the mclaughlin off and on ramp. we have mild slowing because it is friday light. that is counter-commute. you look at this. we just got word caltranss is

closing down the seventh street on ramp to southbound 280 restricting traffic flow coming into the area coming out of downtown 280. it will be an issue. your northbound routes, 101 slows from 680 up to the airport. 87 slowing into downtown. it is friday light keeping things moving pretty smoothly here. in the east bay, we just have your slowing starting to kick off here south 880 towards hayward. the rhodes where things start to clear up. a little increase in the volume around the san mateo toll plaza and to the north bay. we do have boulders that have come down. caltrans has requested the chp shut down two of the lanes to clear the roadway. down to two lanes approaching the golden gate bridge.

the bay bridge, the meet toring lights on. pretty typical for a friday. no problems down to the east shore. back to you. it is 6:37 right now. much mofr on "today in the bay." still ahead, new details for a deadly shooting at the quantico marine base. we'll tell you what we're just now learning about the suspect.

>> welcome back. live in tel-aviv and israel where president obama has been touring the middle east attempting to broker peace over there. he is getting set to board air force one to head to jordan for more talks with leaders there. we will keep you posted on all his travels and bring you more information as it comes into us. it is 6:40. new details in a deadly shooting in the marine corps base in quantico, virginia, that left three people dead, including the suspect. this is video taken jououtside entrance to the bay. one marine shot two others and killed himself early this morning. it is unclear what prompted the shooting. one victim was a man, the other a woman. the base is 30 miles south of washington and home to the fbi training academy. south korean aid says they will send $60,000 worth of medical aid to north korea.

the approval comes after threats earlier this week but the north. pyongyang threatening seoul and washington over the recent u.n. sanctions imposed after the nuclear tests and joint military drills between the u.s. and south korea. coming up, an update to breaking news we are following in the south bay this morning after a car slammed into a woma on a major stretch of the freeway. also, a service dog stolen while its owner takes a little cat nap on board b.a.r.t. we'll let you know how this happened and what the owner is doing to try and find her pet. >> have you seen this? ly linsanity over harvard's big win. we will show you how he celebrated his college bracket busting win.

police are searching for the driver who left the scene of a deadly hit and run crash that shut down three lanes of interstate 280 in san jose. bob redell joins us live at the scene. we understand a hard closure is in store. >> reporter: the chp initially understood the two right lanes would be reopened. caltrans has come out and determined that they need a contract for the hazmat to clean up the bio hazard from where this woman's body was found, a short distance away. where the two chp squad cars are. to your left, you see the hard closure caltrans just put into effect for the two right lanes.

it extends all the way back into traffic. they have shut down the seventh street on ramp as well. they are telling us for the hazmat crew to come out here and perform the cleanup could be another three to four hours. this is something that is going to be eking into the morning commute. as far as the traffic right now, it is slow. when you come here. it does bottle neck but there is not much of a backup. it is not having a huge impact as far as adding too much time to people's ride in to work. now, it was around 3:15 this morning that other drivers saw the body, the body of a woman. they called 911, stopped in front of the body to stop traffic from hitting her. these were not witnesses to the accident. that's part of the problem that chp is having right now. they do not know who hit her. they do not so far have anyone who saw what happened. they do believe it happened around that time frame. so you are looking at between 3:00, 3:15 this morning.

southbound 280 to mclaughlin avenue on ramp. they don't know much about the woman. they believe she is a woman. they haven't found any i.d. on her. they said, all they found was a set of keys. again, right now, southbound 280, mclaughlin avenue. you have the two right lanes shut down. it is a hard closure per caltrans. it is going to be another 3-4 hours before they clear this scene according to them. reporting live here in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> you saw the caltrans closure. hard closure, we will talk about what that means in a second. mild slowing. as the commute builds, south 280 heading out of downtown san jose. that's the direction that's affected and talking about the seventh street on ramp. folks leaving san jose state will also be affected as they will still have the on ramp to southbound 280 closed.

it is just a few blocks away. we had flares out there before. they are still burning. we have devices that are there for hours because of the duration. we will have it through the morning commute. that includes the on ramp. expect slowing. just spectator slowing as well through the area for the rest of the morning as we will follow this in the newsroom and i'll update you, folks. we'll take you back to the maps. northbound 101 and northeast 7 shows the slowing. it is very mild. it is friday light for most or the area. we will look at fremont as well and see the volume of traffic coming down through this area. as folks are starting to slow for south 880. not a big deal as far as the volume of traffic along the nimitz and heading up or down between the bay bridge toll plaza. good news. camera shaking just a tad bit. christina, we do have some little breezes. what's in store for us. breezy conditions today, mike. we look really good for the weekend. wanted to point out it might be

lighter than usual, because it is spring break. san jose state goes on spring break today. take ag live look. what a beautiful start to the day. notice a little bit more haze in our atmosphere. winds are going to play a factor. watch out for the cherry blossoms drifting around all day long. temperatures will hit the 70s. mostly hazy. let's talk about where we are headed in terms of your win. right now, still tracking that sustained wind speed at 60 miles per hour. overall, no the too bad just yet. let me show you where the winds are going to pick up. find your city where you have the 20-30-mile-per-hour wind speeds. the colors really start to pop. we start to get into the 40-mile-per-hour range as we head through 4:00 p.m. winds will be created as quickly as they picked up. by saturday, perfect for sitting

by the beach. 69 degrees at 4:00 p.m. santa cruz, warmest beach city as we get through the weekend. the running festival. 7:00 a.m., conditions will be cool. by the end of the marathon, at the very least, 71 degrees at 3:00 p.m. it is going to be a little bit warm out there this year. where as, we have had rain showers for the past three. 69 degrees in fremont. 70 in san jose, 69 in redwood city. looking good just about all weekend long. we are going to get a little bit warm on sunday, warmer than some people like it. 65 at the coast. we are going to drop you right back off and bring in the rain wednesday into thursday. it is a great weekend, guys to get those kids back outdoors. back over to you. 6:49. we have new video this morning of a car hit by a boulder in sausalito on southbound highway, 101. it happened about 4:45 this morning. initially, the entire roadway was blocked causing a significant alert. the boulders and the cars were

moved to the side of the road. traffic is now able to move by. >> a peninsula woman desperately searching for her service dog after somebody ripped it off on b.a.r.t. karen says she and her dog were riding together. when she dozed off, she woke up, archie and his carrier were gone. he is a dog trained to help people cope with anxiety. lanahan is asking anybody who might have information to please contact her. the national park service is being slammed by a federal judge for destroying evidence in the wrongful death case of a 9-year-old boy. this is a website put up in his memory. he died after being crushed by a retaining wall at the volcanic park in 2009. a judge has ruled the park

service intentionally demolished that retaining wall before it could be examined. the wall was demolished the park said, because it posed a risk to others. the federal judge is recommending the district judge find the park service negligent for the boy's death. livermore police say they need your help to find a bank robber. this man walked right into a city bank yesterday afternoon and demanded money from a teller. he indicated he actually had a gun but nobody spotted a weapon. witnesses say he had redish brown side burns with a light mustache and goatee. santa clara county will host its second gun buy back event tomorrow morning in east san jose. the first was held earlier this month and paid out $114,000 to residents bringing in handguns, rifles and assault weapons. tomorrow's event will run from 8:00 a.m. to noon. authorities say guns should be

brought unloaded in the trunk of a car or the bed of a truck. >> report findings against two oakland county members could cost both of them their seats. larry read and desley brooks interfered with a $2 million construction contract. courtney rubie says her audit proves both read and brooks broke the law when they reportedly directed staff to push a $2 million demolition contract at the oakland army base toward turner group construction. now, this report claims brooks violated the city's charter 12 times, reed, one time and another by one of his staff members. >> this is clearly coercing and influencing the contracting process. >> i should have just voted on it and didn't open my mouth and speak out because now i'm

bearing the brunt of the city auditor's report. >> it is important to note here no charges have been filed with these allegations. >> 6:53. the faa will make an official announcement on which control towers will clothes. edth the head of the air traffic organizations said there were so many responses to the planned closures, it took longer than expected to review the submissions of each airport. the faa says it has to close some control towers because of federal sequester cuts. control towers in napa, concord, livermore, stockton and santa rosa are all on the list of possible closures. it is not great but it is going to have to do for now. another band-aid and short-term fix for the national budget. the house voting to keep the government running. that's good news. it keeps in place $85 billion in spending cuts to the pentagon and domestic programs. that means temporary furlough for hundreds of thousands of government workers will stay in

place. the spending authorization is on the way now to the white house waiting for the president's signature. >> the u.s. supreme court is getting set to take on the issue of gay marriage. speaking out across the nation including right here in the bay area. christie smith joins us live where a 12-year-old wants the court to hear what he has so say. good morning, christie. >> reporter: two historic cases on gay marriage set to go before the supreme court. a 12-year-old bay area boy has stepped in the mix. he wrote a letter to the chief justice john roberts about his own family. he was adopted by two dads. the la few family lives in santa rosa. 12-year-old daniel thought he would never have a family because of his medical condition. his dads, jay and brian, stepped in and adopted him and his sister, salina. the family is deciding the legality of his union.

california's prop 8 same-sex marriage ban and the federal defense of marriage act are up for review. judge roberts wanted to send him a letter sharing it first on youtube. >> you and i both know that family goes deeper than blood. i was lucky to be adopted by two guys i can both call dad. >> when he reads the letter, i want him to see that our family is a lot like his. >> there are a number of rallies planned in san francisco next week to monday. marriage equality support is will gather at castro and market at 6:30 p.m. before marching to city hall. tuesday and wednesday, marriage equality usa and get equal are planning evening vigils at the state supreme court building. daniel's dads say they will be following the case closely and expect it to be very emotional.

6:56. live pictures coming into our newsroom right now. this is the presidential visit to tel-aviv this morning. he is in israel. you see air force one there in the background as he is preparing to leave on his way to jordan where he will meet with king abdullah. the president trying to encourage the peace talks between israel and the palestinian nation there as well. something we've been watching. literally, live pictures coming into our newsroom right now. wanted to bring them to you. >> history in the making. it is 6:56. first, apple and then samsung and apparently google is working on its very own smart wristwatch technology. the financial times reporting google developing the watch and its android unit. the financial time says google filed a patent application for a smart watch back in 2011. apparently, this one includes a dual screen display and an interactive unit interface, very

high-tech. so far, no confirmation yet from google. >> wonder how big it is going to be? >> probably dick tracy style. let's get to it. 6:57. this morning, khalfans are certainly basking in blue and gold glory. >> indeed, they are. they are gearing up to go another round at the ncaa tournament. the cal bears putting on a show in front of a hometown crowd at the hp pavilion. the bears taking on the unlv running rebels and they hold them off there at the end. the final score, cal wins it, 64-61. the golden bears will next play number four ranked syracuse. that will take plays, tip-off 6:40 tomorrow. the winner gets the honor of advancing to the sweet 16. >> nice they could be close to home. harvard proving to be a real bracket buster in the ncaa tournament. harvard beat number three seed, new mexico, to clinch its first-ever tournament win. final score, 68-62.

harvard has only appeared if three times in its history. no one happier about harvard's win than -- >> hard to imagine anybody happier than jeremy lin. the houston rocket star posting his picture wearing the harvard t-shirt. the hash tag so you can understand it, three-point goggles, to see the basket from wherever he is. 6:58. >> good morning, we have a great-looking day shaping up except for the winds that will pick up later on, specially this evening. 4:00 p.m., 71. inland bayside, 68. at the coast, around 66 degrees. i want to salute mike inouye for doing such a great job. most of the bay area, yes. we had those two significant alerts. we got rid of one right here. south 101, all lanes have just cleared through sausalito after

the boulder and car crashes have blocked two of your lanes. here is san jose. south 280 still has the significant alert. as the build happens here, we will give you the live alert. we have hard closure blocking two lanes, south 280 approaching mclaughlin including the center street on ramp. that will be there for hours. we will track this all morning long. heading towards the 680/101 interchange back to you. tracking what's going on with the president making a historic visit to the middle east. >> the president getting set to leave tel-aviv and head to jordan. he has been over there brokering peace. he is set to board air force one. greeting people and saying hello to everybody before he takes off. we will keep you posted. >> that's what happening "today" in td bay. a local news update coming up in half an hour. have a great friday!

hoda. breaking news overnight. a deadly shooting at the marine corps base in quantico, virginia. three marines are dead, including the suspected gunman. we're live at the scene. imposter, a man born in philadelphia posing as a pilot and talks his way in to the cockpit. he's now under arrest. how did it happen? and the costliest divorce ever. the split between one of the richest men in america and his wife of nearly 25 years that could lead to a $2 billion settlement today. friday, march 22nd, 2013. >> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today" on friday morning. i'm matt lauer.

>> i'm savannah guthrie. investigators are just beginning to piece together what led to a deadly shooting at the marine corps base in quantico, virginia. >> this is what we do know. it began at 11:00 last night with an initial shooting. the suspect barricaded himself in a dorm room forcing the base to be locked down for hours. let's go to jim miklaszewski. what can you tell us this morning? >> reporter: good morning, matt. when you hear gun fire at a military base it could be anything n. the end three dead marines. two men, one woman. military sources are telling us the shootings appear to be the result of a personal dispute and are describing that relationship as a love triangle. at 10:30 thursday night, marine security forces locked down the quantico base. nobody in or out. shots had been fired at the barracks of the officer candidate school. one male marine was found shot dead in one of the rooms. three hours later, an ha